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Recognised as Colour

#35469F

  • #35469F
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark slateblue

#35469F is a blue with RGB values 53, 70, 159 and HSL 230°, 50%, 42%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 8.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slateblue.

Colour values

#35469F#35469F
HEX#35469F
RGBrgb(53, 70, 159)
RGB (0–1)0.2078, 0.2745, 0.6235
RGB percentages20.8%, 27.5%, 62.4%
HSLhsl(230.4, 50%, 41.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(230.4, 66.7%, 62.4%)
CMYK66.7%, 56%, 0%, 37.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer3,491,487
CSS custom property--colour: #35469F;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.0764WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness81.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 8.31:1
Contrast with white8.31:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.53:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#494949
Inverted#CAB960

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0053A2no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 13 from the original
Deuteranopia#004A9Dno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 8.6 from the original
Tritanopia#005B6Bno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 53.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text8.31:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.53:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slateblue · ΔE 9.2Slate blue · ΔE 19.1Midnight blue · ΔE 19.4Rebecca purple · ΔE 20Royal blue · ΔE 21Medium purple · ΔE 25.7
Nearest named CSS colourDark slateblue (#483D8B)ΔE 9.19, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#9F8E35
Analogous#357B9F, #59359F
Triadic#9F3546, #469F35
Split complementary#9F5935, #7B9F35
Tetradic#9F357B, #9F8E35, #359F59

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#B9C0E8
Lighter +30%#929EDB
Lighter +20%#6C7CCE
Lighter +10%#465AC1
Darker −10%#283579
Darker −20%#1C2453
Darker −30%#0F132C
Darker −40%#020306
More saturated +25%#1B34BA
Less saturated −25%#505885

Channel breakdown

R53
G70
B159
Red53 (20.8%)
Green70 (27.5%)
Blue159 (62.4%)
Hue230.38°
Saturation (HSL)50%
Lightness41.57%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 35 · G 46 · B 9F

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